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Pietro Castrucci
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1679
- Died
- 1752
- Works
- 2
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Italy
- Active from
- 1679
- Active to
- 1752-03-07
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 615
- Total plays
- 4,893
Tags
Pietro Castrucci (1679, Rome - 7 March 1752, Dublin) was an Italian violinist and composer. Castrucci was born in Rome, where he studied with Arcangelo Corelli; in 1715, he settled in London, where he became known as one of the finest virtuoso violinists of his generation. By 1718 he had become leader of the opera orchestra of George Frideric Handel, a position which he held until 1737, when he was succeeded by the younger John Clegg. In 1739 he became <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Pietro+C
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Pietro
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Rome
- Place of death
- Dublin
- Occupation
- concertmaster
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Genre
- classical music
- Movement
- Baroque music
- Instrument
- violin
- Image
- Enraged musician.jpg
Show 3 more facts
- date of birth
- 1679-01-01
- date of death
- 1752-03-07
- P8168
- Ibrahim Moustafa
Sources (3)
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Pietro Castrucci, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
